Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-07
DEFENDING THE PRESENT MANAGEMENT.

OFFENDING TIE PRESENT MANAGEMENT.
Mr.. Hughes questioned the accuracy Of the
statement IN the report Of the committee respect
ing the increase of attendance on the schools,
saying that the Official reports showed a larger
increase than the committee had reported The six
supervising principals Of the schools ne said, had
authorities commencing the present system, and
saying they had no objections 20 make. He OBJ
degenerating, when the Supervising principals
said they were not, and when the figures and the
enroilment said they were not; he objected 70
such statements, unless some facts or figures were
brought forward TO sustain them
Mr. j. y. voorhees, said that his opinion, based
Ok the gentlemen who spoke Of the degeneracy Of
the schools In regard 10 salaried trustees, he
said he believed that matter that was the bust
Gratuitous work was, according TO his experience,
not usually good work. AS to the one-man power,
nn,S e p,ovIdeo tnat no removals sho9a "
Mr. voorhees, remarked that he had not given the
report OF the committee careful consideration, as
Gen Hovey denied that the committee had not
considered the reports OF various subassociations
he said the Committees figures regarding attend
through the records, ana showed percentage OF
Increase OF ~ per cent last year. againt the 7l0
had any other figures they were not the fgures In
the reports made from month TO month, on when
the committee had based It's statement There was
a olnerence, too, because Mr.. PowellS ngures
related only 10 the schools he superntended, the
colored schools OF the city being omitted alto
MAIN one % Ssn hSy rS s n n Sne
posed last winter were In the section In the new
bill making general grant OF power TO the school
ent, and In the provision that the sites and plans
OF buildings shall be subjected to the approval OF
the school board.
WHAT Mr. OYSTER SAID.
Mr.. oyster said he had been under the impress
sion that we had some OF the best schools In the
country, but he learned, and much to his surprise.
that the schools are degenerating. He thought
there was an tnaccuracy In the statement in the
committees report that the keeping OF accurate
records appears TO be officially discouraged, and the
printing OF annual reports has been discontinued.
He held I'm his hand the annual report OF the
school board 10 the District Commissioners. He
remarked that the Committee OF one Hundred
had better pass a resolution to abolish the whole
government. He was well satisfied as taxpayer
the schools well managed There were, he said, a
lot OF diSinterested men around here who wanted
10 run everything there own way, or II they could
not do that they wanted TO crush everything.
Mr.. Arnold moved to postpone the further con-
sheraton OF the report until the next meeting;
Dr. Reybu opposed the motion. He would like
10 ask the gentlemen who said they knew nothing
OF the bill whether they read the newspapers?
This school question had been burning question
LOT TWO years. III they knew nothing or the Dill
they could not have taken much interest UP TO
the present time in school matters.
h, MI, oyster said he mad read the newspapers, Out
he had not read the report or the committee.
Dr. ReyDurn urged the need or action at once,
ana sald this bill voiced the views OF large ma
Jorlty OF the citizens OF the District.
Gen Hovey said the annual report referred TO
by MI. oyster was not such report as was FORM
eriy issued by the school board or nineteen men,
0erS-a volume giving all the facts and details re-
speeding the schools. This report was a mere sum-
mary accompanying the Commissioners annual re-
port and related chiefly TO the finances Of the
schools. The statement OF the committee was cor
rect that reports were not furnished. This pam
phlet did not even furnish the figures that would
settle the Issue as to increase OF attendance.
THE NATTER POSTPONED.
Mr.. Jessie b. Wilson advised poStponing con-
sderation Of the report, as 1t appeared that GER
tain members claimed not to have had time to con-
slider it. II the report was adopted It would be
said that the committee had not fully considered
II; That the report was not In the hands OF men,
bers until the day before it was adopted.
MI. Lambert also favored poStp0nement. say
Ing ne favored the bill, but thought the matter
should be postponed in Difference 10 the wishes Of
gentlemen who desired further time TO consider1t.
DIR. Reyburn having aSsented to THIS the further
consideration was postponed until the next meet
Ing or the committee
THE NAVAL OBSERVATORY SITE.
Col Dyer, from the committee on public reser-
yations and parks, made an adverse report upon
the resolution offered by Mr.. S. c. Clarke, recon-
mending that site be selected for the new Naval
OBSERVATORY on the77th meridian from Greenwich.
The committee quoted from the report OF the CON-
mission that selected the Barbour property as the
site FOR the observatory, TO snow that location
on the line OF the meridian was undesirable on ac-
politan Branch OF the Baltimore and Ohio road,
and that IL was from a scientific point of view,
a matter or no Importance TO have the Observa-
tory on such q meridian.
The chair announced the appointment OF Judge
Upton on the special committee to consider the
presidents address in place OF Col Payne, re-
singleton from the committee TO prepare an ad-
dress TO the country.